HPLC with simultaneous UV and reductive electrochemical detection at the hanging mercury drop electrode: A highly sensitive and selective tool for the determination of benzodiazepines in forensic samples

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 250-257

  Wilhelm, Maria ^a   Battista, Hans Jürgen ^a   Obendorf, Dagmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BROMAZEPAM; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; FLURAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; MERCURY; MIDAZOLAM; MIDAZOLAM MALEATE; NITRAZEPAM; NORDAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM;

ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; ELECTRODE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0034995963     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/25.4.250     Document Type: Article

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